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N/ZJ/c/UJZZ NEVIN A. ARCI-IIIBALD, OF CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA.

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Specification of Letters-Patent. Patented Sept. 27, 192 1.

Application filed April 22, 1920. Serial No. 375,805.

T all whom it may concern: v I 1 Be it known that I, N EVIN A. AnoHIBALD,

a citizen of the United States,.residing at Concord, in the county of Cabarrus and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Swing, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a swing, one of its objects being to provide a device of this character having a seat which is capable of rotating about a vertical axis and also of swinging, it being possible, by employing two separately hung swings to arrange them over a suspended foot rest so as to form a combination swing.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character in which the swings can be mounted to swing and rotate independently of each other although suspended.

from the same support, the mounting of the swings being adjustable to allow said swings to be shifted toward and from each other.

A further object is to provide a structure of this character which is simple, compact and durable and can be easily knocked down and set up.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention have been shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a swing embodying the present improvement.

Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof, the foot rest being removed and the swings arranged to oscillate in parallel planes.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of a portion of the supporting structure.

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the notched portion of the supporting bar.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of a portion of a modified form of structure.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates cross bars having central openings 2 through which extend the reduced ends or tongues 3 of a-longitudinal supporting bar 4, there being wedgeshaped holding blocks 5 extending downwardly through the tongues 3 and which are adapted to hold the bars 1' and 4 together firmly. Upwardly converging supports or legs 6 are arranged in pairs, one pair being provided for each of the end bars 1 and each leg having a reduced tongue 7 at its upper end extending through the end portion of the bar 1 and held thereto by a wedge 8 driven transversely through the tongue 7. The legs of each pair preferably converge upwardly relative to the legs of the opposed pair and a brace 9 is fastenedto the lower portion of all of the legs and extends along the sides and ends of the supporting structure. Additional braces 10 preferably connect the braces 9 to the end portions of the bars 1 thus to complete a rigid supporting structure.

The bar 4 can be provided with spaced slots 11 and formed in the top of the bar adjacent each of the slots are transverse notches 12. These notches are adapted to receive portions of nuts 13 mounted on bolts 14 which extend downwardly through the slots and are en aged by the central portions of cross heads 15 adapted to rotate on the bolts. Each of these cross heads has a chain 16 or other flexible element secured to each end thereof and these flexible elements are secured to the sides of seats 17 having eye bolts 18 or the like extending therefrom for engagement by the flexible elements. The seats can be constructed in any manner desired and it will be obvious that each seat and its head 15 can be rotated about its sup porting bolts 14 independently of the other seat. Thus the seats can be brought to any desired relation to each other. Or, if desired, the seats can be crossed to face each other, as shown in Fig. 1 in which event a foot rest 19 sufiiciently long to extend under both seats and made up of connected cross slats, can be suspended from the backs of the seats by means of chains 20 or the like. Obviously by having the cross grooves or notches 12, the bolts 14 can be adjusted toward or from each other, thus to bring the seats 17 closer together or farther apart as desired.

When the seats are used independently of As shown in Fig. 6, instead-f having separate seats suspended as described, a

single longseat'iori settee'2l can be suspended by means of chains 22 or other flexible elements from the ends of an elongated cross head 23 suspended by a central pivot bolt 24 which isatt'ached to'a cross-bar 25; This cross bar, in turn, can either besuspended by means'of a structure such-as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 or it can be'suspended by chains 26 or thelike extending from-a porch ceiling or other supportinq structure.

By providing the wedges and *8 the'parts can be heldtogether securely and by loosening and removing the wedgesthe parts can be easily taken apart So asto permit the structure to be knocked down quickly and storedin a small space.

What IS claimed is: 1.' A swing including a bar, means for supporting-the same, cross heads suspended from the bar and adjustable relative to each other, said cross head being mounted for independent rotation, a seat below each cross head, flexible connections between each seat and its cross head, a foot rest extending under the seats, and detachable flexible connections between the foot rest and the seats.

2. A'swing including a bar, means for supporting the same, cross heads extending from the bar and adjustable relative to each other, said cross headsbeing mounted'for independent rotation, and a seatbel'ow eachcross head, and flexible connections between each'seat and its cross head.

In 'testimonythat I claimnthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witneses.

NEVIN A. ARCHIBALD. Witnesses:

P. B. FETZER,

W. G. CASWEDL. 

